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Life is filled with lessons and learning experiences. That is a concept that my father instilled in me at a young age and it is an idea I am trying (with varying levels of success) to instill in my own children now. As we age we can take something from our experiences, both the good…

Not every loss is created equal and not every team benefits from the same amount of luck from year to year. A bounce of the ball here and a bounce of the ball there tend to even out in the end, but – during the course of a season – these little things add up,…

Every draft cycle has a number of polarizing prospects. This past draft provided Deshaun Watson, Jabrill Peppers, and John Ross for example. Two years ago opinions were mixed on players such as Christian Hackenberg, Connor Cook, and Carson Wentz. In the draft year ahead, the clubhouse leader for the most polarizing prospect is the defending…

As the football world descended upon Indianapolis in February for the 2017 Scouting Combine, over 300 potential NFL players tried to show their future employers why they are worthy of a draft selection. However, the biggest buzz seemed to center on a player who was still in school, would not be attending, and was not…

Reading defensive coverages is not an easy task. In fact, without knowing the call, even professionals may disagree (as with many things football). David Archibald takes a look at the process – and difficulties – of understanding what we see in the film. Thanks to the efforts of The Reverend James Mastrangelo (@thereverendum), Inside the…

The Big Ten is shaping up be a highly competitive conference this year. Although much of the conference’s top talent left for the NFL Draft last season, new faces enter will soon be household names. Jeff Feyerer‘s 2016 Big Ten Preview focuses on those players and teams, and the schemes and strategies coaches will utilize…

Football is littered with specialized terminology. From punt gunner to climbing the pocket, commentators rarely get to explain everything you need to know before the next play. Inside The Pylon’s glossary was developed to give fans a deeper understanding of the game through clear explanations, as well as image and video examples. Please contact us with…

The Oakland Raiders are a team on the rise, however, they must contend with the defending Super Bowl champs in their division. Already featuring an impressive passing attack, the Raiders bolstered their pass defense in the first round and added many interesting pieces during draft weekend. Ted Nguyen breaks down the Oakland Raiders draft fits to determine where the players…

The 2016 NFL Draft is in the rear-view mirror, and the incoming crop of rookies are participating in their first minicamps as professional players. Before looking ahead to the next class of quarterbacks, Mark Schofield takes a look back at the drafted QBs and hands out his grades for each selection, using the words of…

After two days of drafting, six quarterbacks are off the board. The New York Jets surprised a lot of people by making Christian Hackenberg the first signal caller taken on Day Two, while the New England Patriots selected Jacoby Brissett to play QB2 for the first four games of the season, and the Cleveland Browns…

With the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft in the books, only three quarterbacks have heard their names called. As expected, the Los Angeles Rams selected Jared Goff with the first overall pick, and Carson Wentz was the next pick, second overall to the Philadelphia Eagles. Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch finally came off the…

#1 best-selling author Mark Schofield reveals his list of the top quarterback prospects for the 2016 NFL Draft. Schofield, who wrote 17 Drives – a chronicle of the 2015 college football season – has ranked Connor Cook as his 3rd ranked prospect. Click here to look at all of his work on the 2016 QB class. An…

The NFL is a passing league, and there’s no doubt that quarterbacks and wide receivers are the stars. But without the men in the trenches, few opportunities would exist for the QBs and WRs. Aidan Curran examines one of the best offensive lineman in this year’s draft, Jack Conklin. Jack Conklin, a redshirt junior offensive tackle from Michigan…

Inside The Pylon works to deliver quality football content to our readers. Football’s finest writing & tweeting collects some of our favorite pieces by friends and colleagues for the week of April 4, 2016 and shares them with you. The Weekly Reading List If you love the NFL Draft and all of the great coverage around the web like we do,…

When discussing quarterbacks making the leap to the NFL, we often focus on traits like arm strength, pocket presence, deep accuracy, and downfield vision. However, the best signal caller can make all the throws. Mark Schofield has decided to eschew the usual build-a-quarterback and is instead intent on building the perfect route tree using the…

Comfort food and football go together like apple pie and America. Mark Schofield takes this comparison to one of the quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft class: Connor Cook. Although not a standout with any one trait, Cook is solid across the board, not unlike your standby dish at your favorite restaurant. We all have them,…